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The Latest Breaking News from Unite

Public urged to use ‘common sense’ as ambulance workers strike

Thousands of paramedics and ambulance workers are on strike in England and Wales in a row over pay and conditions.

The Independent UK

Don't get 'blind drunk' at Christmas parties during ambulance strikes, NHS boss warns

Professor Sir Stephen Powis said the public need to be 'sensible' during a 'difficult day' as more than 10,000 emergency workers from Unite, Unison and GMB unions stage walkouts over pay.

Daily Mirror

Ambulance strikes: What are the demands and what is the government offering?

Industrial action by emergency service personnel biggest of its kind for 30 years

The Independent UK

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Paramedic strike map - search picket lines and how walkout today hits you

Thousands of paramedics in England and Wales are walking out after Tory ministers refused to reopen the issue of pay in bitter talks. The boss of UNISON said: 'I hope they see some sense'

Daily Mirror

Cash-strapped ambulance services means paramedics arrive to dead patients

Ambulance workers will be holding their first national strike in more than 30 years

Liverpool Echo

Hell on 999 frontline: Paramedics reveal how delays mean they arrive to dead patients

Ambulance workers will be holding their first national strike in more than 30 years starting on Wednesday - and nine of the 10 ambulance services in England and Wales will be affected

Daily Mirror

Ambulance strike: NHS leaders urge public to avoid risky activity

Bodies representing NHS care in England also call for Rishi Sunak intervention but PM refuses to budge on pay

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Council issues bin advice ahead of upcoming tip strike

Waste site workers are taking industrial action over pay

Liverpool Echo

London bus drivers to stage fresh wave of strikes in late December and January

Drivers are due to strike for 11 days, including on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve

Evening Standard

Public warned against ‘risky activity’ as ambulance strikes send NHS into meltdown

In the West Midlands ‘extreme pressure’ forced A&E departments to turn patients away

The Independent UK

Health Secretary Steve Barclay slammed for 'insulting' response to NHS strikes

The Health Secretary "refused to discuss pay", according to Unite

Liverpool Echo

Greene King pub workers to strike during Christmas period over 'Scrooge' pay offer

Workers will now walk out for three days between December 21 and 23 and between December 28 and 31 and this will impact beer supplies to pubs, including IPA, Old Speckled Hen, and Abbot Ale

Daily Mirror

Nottinghamshire Greene King distribution staff to strike over Christmas in pay dispute

The 188 workers, including production and distribution workers, drivers and draymen, who are members of Unite are based at Bury St Edmunds, Eastwood in Nottinghamshire, and Abingdon in Oxfordshire.

Nottingham Post

Ambulance strike in England and Wales - what to do in an emergency and everything you need to know

Ambulance workers, paramedics, technicians, call handlers and other NHS staff will walk out in England and Wales in the coming days

Wales Online

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The Independent UK

Ambulance strikes: What are the demands and what is the government offering?

Industrial action by emergency service personnel biggest of its kind for 30 years

Daily Mirror

Deaths caused by ambulance delays soar as unions accuse Tories of 'criminal negligence'

Figures from West Midlands Ambulance Service show 37 patients died because an ambulance did not get to them on time in the first nine months of this year, compared to just one death in 2020

The Independent UK

Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK

Ambulance unions to meet Health Secretary for 11th-hour talks ahead of strikes

With Steve Barclay refusing to discuss pay, it is highly likely the discussions will not avert disruption.

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Liverpool Echo

Biffa strikes and icy weather wreak havoc on bin collections

Here's what Wirral residents should do with their bins over the Christmas period

Manchester Evening News

What date is the ambulance drivers' strike and why it's taking place

Members of the GMB, Unison, and Unite unions will stage a strike across England over a pay dispute

Insider UK

Three airports closed today due to strikes

Unite action means three island transport hubs are closed

Liverpool Echo

NHS bosses warn of 'extensive disruption' ahead of ambulance and nurses' strikes

Unite boss Sharon Graham said "the unions are not going to blink first"

The Independent UK

Steve Barclay ‘holding country to ransom’ by refusing to discuss nurses pay, says union boss

Unions won’t ‘blink first’, insists Unite chief – as RCN warns of January strikes if no pay talks

The Guardian - UK

Ambulance staff need firm promise on pay to call off strike, says union

Mere commitment to discuss pay, so far refused by health secretary, would now be insufficient

The Guardian - UK

Braverman says she wants to deliver Rwanda deportations at scale as soon as possible – as it happened

Home secretary welcomes high court judgment that policy is lawful

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